gastric mill

Thesaurus

Noun

gastric mill - thick-walled muscular pouch below the crop in many birds and reptiles for grinding foodgizzard, ventriculuspouch, pocket - (anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial or gopher or pelican)

gastric mill

[′gas·trik ‚mil] (invertebrate zoology) A grinding apparatus consisting of calcareous or chitinous plates in the pharynx or stomach of certain invertebrates.

gastric mill

a structure in the proventriculus or stomach of CRUSTACEANS, formed of a series of cuticular teeth which assist in breaking down food.

gastric mill

noun

Synonyms for gastric mill

noun thick-walled muscular pouch below the crop in many birds and reptiles for grinding food

Synonyms

gizzard
ventriculus

Related Words

pouch
pocket

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